Practice question
The Secretary affirms a labor-standards compliance order within EO 51 Section 4. The employer files a court challenge but obtains no restraining order. It insists that the filing itself necessarily makes the affirmed order unenforceable. Which is correct?
- Any court filing automatically nullifies the order.
- The employer’s declaration replaces judicial restraint.
- Affirmance makes the order permanently immune from every court.
- An affirmed compliance order is immediately executory unless restrained by an appropriate court; a challenge alone is not the required restraint.
- Only the employer’s auditors may authorize execution.
Legal references
- Labor Code, DOLE consolidated 2022 edition, Articles 219, 258–260, 262–264, 274 and 278–279: https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/15242/PHL15242%202022.pdf; Article 292(b).
- Executive Order No. 51, May 1, 2018, Section 4: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo2018/eo_51_2018.html
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